Freddie's Dead (Theme from "Superfly") - Curtis Mayfield

It's so hard to understand There was love in this man I'm sure all would agree That his misery Was his woman and things Now Freddie's dead That's what I said Everybody's misused him Ripped him off and abused him Another junkie plan Pushin' dope for the man A terrible blow But that's how it goes A Freddie's on the corner now If you wanna be a junkie, well Remember Freddie's dead We're all built up with progress But sometimes, I must confess We can deal with rockets and dreams But, reality What does it mean? Ain't nothing said 'Cause Freddie's dead Hey, hey Lord, Lord Hey, hey Yeah, yeah Ha, ha Lord, Lord Yeah, yeah Ha, ha Yeah, yeah Freddie's dead All I want is some peace of mind With a little love I'm trying to find This could be such a beautiful world With a wonderful girl Ooh, I need a woman child Don't wanna be like Freddie, now 'Cause Freddie's dead Hey, hey Yeah, yeah If you don't try You're gonna die Why can't we brothers Protect one another? No one's serious And it makes me furious Don't be misled Just think of Fred Everybody's misused him Ripped him off and abused him Another junkie plan Pushin' dope for the man A Freddie's on the corner now If you wanna be a junkie, well Remember, Freddie's dead Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Freddie's dead Hey, Hey Ha, ha Lord, Lord Ha, ha Ooh, ooh Hey, hey Lord, Lord Hey, hey

I'm your mama, I'm your daddy I'm that nigga in the alley I'm your doctor when in need Want some coke? Have some weed You know me, I'm your friend Your main boy, thick and thin I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman Ain't I clean? Bad machine Super cool, super mean Dealin' good, for The Man Superfly, here I stand Secret stash, heavy bread Baddest bitches in the bed I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman Silent life of crime A man of odd circumstance A victim of ghetto demands Feed me money for style And I'll let you trip for a while Insecure from the past How long can a good thing last? No, no, no Got to be mellow, y'all Got to get mellow, now Pusherman gettin' mellow, y'all Heavy mind, every sign Makin' money all the time My LD and just me For all junkies to see Ghetto Prince is my thing Makin' love's how I swing I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman Two bags, please For a generous fee Make your world what you want it to be Got a woman I love desperately Wanna give her somethin' better than me Been told I can't be nuthin' else Just a hustler in spite of myself I know I can break it This life just don't make it Lord, Lord, yeah Got to get mellow, now Gotta be mellow, y'all Got to get mellow, now I'm your mama, I'm your daddy I'm that nigga in the alley I'm your doctor when in need Want some coke? Have some weed You know me, I'm your friend Your main boy, thick and thin I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman I'm your pusherman Lord, Lord

Darkest of night With the moon shining bright There's a set goin' strong Lotta things goin' on The man of the hour Has an air of great power The dudes have envied him for so long Ooh, superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is do or die Ah-ha-ha Hard to understand What a hell of a man This cat of the slum Had a mind, wasn't dumb But a weakness was shown 'Cause his hustle was wrong His mind was his own But the man lived alone Ooh, superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is do or die Ah-ha-ha The game he plays he plays for keeps Hustlin' times and ghetto streets Tryin' ta get over That's what he tryin' to do, y'all Taking all that he can take Gambling with the odds of fate Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Ooh, superfly The aim of his role Was to move a lot of blow Ask him his dream What does it mean? He wouldn't know "Can't be like the rest" Is the most he'll confess But the time's running out And there's no happiness Ooh, superfly You're gonna make your fortune by and by But if you lose, don't ask no questions why The only game you know is do or die Ah-ha-ha Superfly Superfly Superfly Superfly Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over Tryin' to get over